Summer Session 2010 - Worship & More
Worship is an integral part of community life at PSR, and we encourage Summer Session attendees to take advantage of the myriad opportunities for worship and spiritual sustenance both on campus and in Berkeley.We also encourage students to take advantage of the many special events and rich cultural experiences available both on campus and in beautiful Berkeley and beyond. This page highlights some of those offerings available during Summer Session 2010; for information about Summer Session 2011, please click here.
Worship
Tuesday/Thursday Mornings, 8:30am, Mudd Hall 100
Grab your coffee and gather for brief, non-denominational morning prayer in Mudd 100 Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8:30am. We'll finish in time for class at 9:00.
Sunday mornings, 11:00am, PSR Chapel
During Summer Session, New Spirit Community Church will be holding services in PSR's Chapel of the Great Commission. This bridge-building community is a unique partnership of the Metropolitan Community Church, United Church of Christ, and Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Ecumenical worship services will be held on Sundays at 11:00am.
Wednesday evenings, 7:00pm, PSR Chapel
New Spirit (see above) holds Wednesday night services in the style of Taize at 7:00pm. All are welcome.
Berkeley and San Francisco (just a short BART ride away) host spiritual communities from every faith tradition, and PSR's Office of Community Life has compiled a list of local retreat centers.
Pastoral Care
Donnel Miller-Mutia - PSR Summer Campus Pastor
9:00 am – 4:30 pm drop in. For appointments, call Charlotte at 849-8291.
Holbrook Building, 1798 Scenic Ave, Room 206 (2nd Floor)
dmiller-mutia@psr.edu
510-849-8257
BIO: Donnel Miller-Mutia is a PSR Alum (2002). He worked as a chaplain in SF, as youth minister and community organizer in Marin county, and as an athletic coach. Apart from his work as Assistant Dean of Students and Community Life, he attends All Soul's Episcopal Church with his family. He is married to a dancing Episcopal priest, and is raising two amazing girls.
Jim Mitulski - Pastor, New Spirit Community Church
Tuesday-Thursday by appointment
jim@newspiritchurch.org
510-849-8150
BIO: Rev. Jim Mitulski has been a pastor for 27 years, has served churches in New York City, Los Angeles and San Francisco, and currently the pastor of New Spirit Community Church (www.newspiritchurch.org). He really loves being a minister and is happy to listen to students, staff or faculty.
Arts on Campus
Exhibit: Echoes and Fragments
Artists: Renee Powell, Center for Jewish Studies, GTU, MA thesis project; and Carolyn Manosevitz, artist and educator
Host: CARE, the Center for the Arts, Religion, and Education, a Graduate Theological Union (GTU) affiliate
Dates: June 17 to August 27, 2010
Location: The Doug Adams Gallery at the Bade Museum at PSR
Description: Renee Powell is an MA candidate at the GTU's Center for Jewish Studies. Her ceramic scrolls are hand crafted and fired in a Japanese wood-burning kiln for several days. The broken, burned surfaces with heavy buildup of wood ash serve as a visual reminder of the literal devastation imposed on every aspect of Jewish life during the Holocaust. is a visual artist and educator whose current work focuses on the ‘aftermath’ of the Shoah. Absence and memory as they pertain to the destroyed Jewish communities of Europe are recurring themes in her paintings.
Carolyn Manosevitz was born and raised in Winnipeg, Canada. She received a BA cum laude from the University of Minnesota and MFA from the University of Texas. Manosevitz has been involved in the arts for over 25 years as a visual artist and educator. The current focus of Manosevitz’s art is what she describes as the ‘aftermath’ of the Shoah. Absence and memory as they pertain to the destroyed Jewish communities of Europe are recurring themes in her paintings.
Berkeley and Beyond
PSR's location in beautiful Berkeley provides a wide range of wonderful opportunities, from great dining to theater, music to outdoors activities—the options are nearly endless! We encourage Summer Session students to take advantage of the richness and diversity of the Bay Area while they are here! Check out the Berkeley Convention & Visitors Bureau for a calendar of upcoming local events, or why not try some of PSR students' favorite things to do in the Bay Area?
